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Michael Kimmage

Kennan's X Marks the Spot

– Michael Kimmage

George F. Kennan becomes Ambassador to the Soviet Union in a State Department ceremony April 2, 1952. Kennan, left, reenacts the swearing in by Raymond Muir, protocol officer, with Mrs. Kennan (second from left), and daughter Grace, 19, looking on. (AP Photo/Byron Rollins)

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